Monday, 31 March 2014

The
Alien
Shocktrooper Squad
Indiegogo crowd funding didn’t work out, unfortunately. Fortunately it will
live on, though, at CP Models. They will stock the
troopers in question, and you can pre-order them now if you’re interested. The
good news is that you will get them for approximately the same price as in the
Indiegogo. Offer is open all through April.

Saturday, 29 March 2014

Fireteam
Zero is an interesting Kickstarter on its last days. Set in an alternate 40’s,
a group of heroes battle Cthulhuid monsters. Pledge for the game with or
without expansions, or (best of all in my opinion) pledge for just the figures.
About $100 for about 100 miniatures. I won’t get much better than this!

Sunday, 23 March 2014

This
is half of the Troglodyte Chieftain and Shaman set, DM10c, from Otherworld. I painted the Shaman from this pack in 2010 and three
trogs from the DM10b pack last September. This guy has been partly painted
for several years, but I’m in the process of finishing all those started but
not finished figures. Finally...

Anyway,
this chieftain was painted just like the three trogs, only difference being
arms and armour.

Saturday, 22 March 2014

First
off there is a new refuelling truck, and also all the truck-based vehicles from
the Winter War Kickstarter, troop transport, cargo transport, AAMG, BA-10 and
BA-20 Armoured Cars.

As
pay-for stretch-goals we find a radio truck and the SU-12 Regimental Gun.

You
also have the option to buy some of the AFV:s from the older kickstarter as
add-ons. This is a short Kickstarter, ending on April 4.

If
this Kickstarter reaches the SU-12 I have to consider joining it. Lovely vehicle.

Something
completely different is Alien
Shocktrooper Squad. Ten very alien multi-species soldiers. It’s a small
company seeking funds to make moulds for these already existing models.
Expected delivery time in June.

They
only have until March 27 to reach their goal of €4000 and they only have 1400
yet. I think this is a very worthy endeavour, so check it out and see if you
can support them in any way. €36 for the whole 10-man squad is good value, and
if they don’t reach their target you don’t have to pay anything.

Monday, 10 March 2014

More
minis from Castle Ravenloft boardgame, this time three wraiths. They are one
piece and made in a translucent blue plastic. I’m not overly impressed with the
choice of colour; I believe a more greyish would have been much better. Anyway,
blue they are. One problem was the bases, they were blue also.

I
painted them with the usual ‘dungeon’ textured paint, and drybrushed with a
lighter buff.

That
didn’t look good, as you sort of saw through them into the translucent blue base.

So
I painted the underside of the base with black, and the effect was quite nice.
The black reflects up into the wraith, and it looks as if it rises from the
ground as a black mist.

My rating system

5 - A masterpiece. You have to read/see/visit.4 - Really good. Strongly recommended it if it is a subject of interest, and probably worth reading/seeing/visiting if not.3 – It’s OK. If it’s a subject you’re interested in, it’s probably worth reading/seeing/visiting. Otherwise you can probably skip it.2 - Well, not really... If it’s your subject you could possibly find something in it worth your while. Otherwise stay clear.1 - Stay clear. This is a waste of your time.